Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
September 1, 2002
Submitted
October 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N692DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
29724
Aircraft time
13,982 hours, 6,511 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
13,982 hours, 6,511 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
PW2037RTC
Part serial
727276
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1
Part time
13,982 hours, 6,511 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

15 MINS OUT FROM ATL ON DESCENT THE LEFT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO, FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FALLING TO ZERO. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. INSPECTION OF THE LEFT ENGINE FOUND OIL DRIPPING FROM THE NUMBER 5 BEARING AND THE TAIL PIPE WAS COVERED WITH OIL, REPLACED ENGINE.